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Justin Thomas

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Dr Justin Thomas is a chartered health psychologist with the British Psychological Society, the author of 'Psychological Well-being in the Gulf States' and a columnist for The National

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Unemployment can contribute to depression. Getty Images/Caiaimage
How depression can easily follow redundancy

Justin Thomas says that economic depression need not lead to the psychological kind

OpinionJanuary 15, 2017
In 2015, it is estimated that we sent and received 205 billion emails, with the average office worker dealing with 126 emails each day. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg News
Take time off from receiving email? Give me a break

Justin Thomas writes about digital detox and the right to switch off from work emails

OpinionJanuary 08, 2017
The extent of the effectiveness of psychiatric drugs is almost always contested, and many produce side-effects. Sammy Dallal / The National
With mental health, drugs are often not the answer

The idea that medication is always the best way to go needs a critical re-examination, writes Justin Thomas

OpinionJanuary 01, 2017
Manger Square in Bethlehem, where tradition has it that Mary gave birth to Jesus. Atef Safadi / EPA
The many names of Maryam reveal our varied history

Maryam is more than just a simple name, writes Justin Thomas

OpinionDecember 25, 2016
Students at Zayed University write in Arabic. Delores Johnson / The National
Learning Arabic will help you tear down walls and build bridges

Justin Thomas explores the pyschology of the Arabic language

OpinionDecember 17, 2016
A great deal of our leisure time is now spent in coffee shops. Ravindranath K / The National
More leisure time than we can meaningfully spend

Justin Thomas asks what we might do if we had a shorter working day or week

OpinionDecember 11, 2016
The language we use in confronting situation can say a lot about us. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
How Twitter helps us track the lexicon of intolerance

Justin Thomas's accidental use of an Arabic expletive has led him down an interesting research path

OpinionDecember 04, 2016
Shoppers with their arms full walk to their cars during the Black Friday sales at a store in California. Mark Ralston / AFP
The calendar that's geared towards consumption

We need to regulate our urge to splurge on occasions such as Black Friday, White Friday and Blue Monday, writes Justin Thomas

OpinionNovember 27, 2016
The idea of development through service has gained momentum within higher education.
How helping others could well boost the economy

Service learning generally promotes positive attitudes, social development and is associated with improved academic outcomes, writes Justin Thomas

The NationalNovember 20, 2016
HE Ahmed Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Tolerance and Lojain Omran at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa where they launched the “Tolerance Sign” announcing Dubai as the capital of the world for tolerance.
We must tackle hate crimes and raging intolerance

Where intolerance prospers, hate crimes blossom, writes Justin Thomas

OpinionNovember 13, 2016
“The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.” Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
Where you live has a big effect on mental health

If you live in a densely populated city, you are more likely to be depressed, says Justin Thomas

OpinionNovember 06, 2016
Most nations in the Arabian Gulf are actively pursuing programs of workforce nationalization. Sarah Dea / The National
Why admitting that ‘I don’t know’ is perfectly fine

Justin Thomas writes about education, self-reflection and questioning assumptions

OpinionOctober 30, 2016
In general, there has been a tendency to view the psychological as somehow not real, or inferior to the physical.
We should change the way we view psychological conditions

After more than a century of searching for biomedical cures for psychological complaints we are still looking, writes Justin Thomas

OpinionOctober 24, 2016
A scary clown at Wizard World Comic Con in Portland, Oregon in February. Alex Milan Tracy
How clowns evolved from tricksters to tormentors

Justin Thomas assesses why the creepy clown phenomenon has spread across the globe.

OpinionOctober 16, 2016
Psychological first aid is as crucial as physical first aid. Bryan Denton
What you should be doing on mental health day

Justin Thomas asks if any of us are prepared to render psychological first aid in the event a mental health crisis.

OpinionOctober 09, 2016
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